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  • 2022
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    Mysteries of the Bayeux Tapestry

    Mysteries of the Bayeux Tapestry

    7.00 2022 HD

    The Bayeux Tapestry is a remarkable and unique work of art that has survived for almost 1,000 years. Made in the 11th century, it tells the story of...

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  • 2003
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    Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

    Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

    1 2003 HD

    Gil Scott-Heron was one of the most influential musicians and poets of the last 50 years. In Don Letts's documentary, Gil tells his own story for the...

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  • 2006
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    Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!

    Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!

    6.20 2006 HD

    Kenneth Williams was the star of the Carry Ons and Round the Horne. Despite his fame, he led a life full of mental torture as he tried to overcome...

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  • 2014
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    Made in Japan: The Rise of Deep Purple Mk II

    Made in Japan: The Rise of Deep Purple Mk II

    7.40 2014 HD

    Deep Purple is one of the most influential and important guitar bands in history, one of the godfathers of the heavy metal genre, with over 100...

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  • 2014
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    Under Milk Wood

    Under Milk Wood

    6.05 2014 HD

    An all star cast unite to perform a distinctive BBC Wales Television adaptation of Dylan Thomas's radio play, presented in collaboration with...

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  • 2000
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    Young Guns Go For It - Soft Cell

    Young Guns Go For It - Soft Cell

    10.00 2000 HD

    Soft Cell star in this programme about Eighties pop. Drink, drugs, break-ups and breakdowns rewarded Marc Almond and Dave Ball after they conquered...

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  • 2007
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    Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde

    Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde

    8.00 2007 HD

    Crime writer Ian Rankin investigates The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Starting with Robert Louis Stevenson's nightmare in September 1885,...

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  • 2004
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    Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

    Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

    4.80 2004 HD

    The Secret Policeman benefit shows for Amnesty International brought together comedy grand masters - from Python and Beyond the Fringe - and...

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  • 2021
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    Lindisfarne’s Geordie Genius: The Alan Hull Story

    Lindisfarne’s Geordie Genius: The Alan Hull Story

    7.00 2021 HD

    Brit Award-winner Sam Fender goes in search of a musical hero from another era - the late, great, Alan Hull of Lindisfarne, in this one-off BBC Four...

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  • 2011
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    The Secret Life of Bob Monkhouse

    The Secret Life of Bob Monkhouse

    5.80 2011 HD

    The extraordinary story of comedian Bob Monkhouse's life and career, told through the vast private archive of films, TV shows, letters and...

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  • 2016
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    Botticelli's Venus: The Making of an Icon

    Botticelli's Venus: The Making of an Icon

    1 2016 HD

    Sam Roddick explores the enduring appeal of Botticelli's masterpiece The Birth of Venus, one of the most celebrated paintings in western art. A...

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  • 2007
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    Doris Day: Virgin Territory

    Doris Day: Virgin Territory

    7.00 2007 HD

    Doris Day has often been dismissed as an actress and overlooked as a singer, despite career highs such as Calamity Jane and Pillow Talk. Covering her...

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  • 2010
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    Dennis Wilson: The Real Beach Boy

    Dennis Wilson: The Real Beach Boy

    1 2010 HD

    Dennis Wilson was the drummer in the Beach Boys. And he was the real Beach Boy. In a band of geeks who sang about surfing, cars and girls, Dennis was...

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  • 2018
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    The Joy of AI

    The Joy of AI

    7.00 2018 HD

    Professor Jim Al-Khalili looks at how we have created machines that can simulate, augment, and even outperform the human mind - and why we shouldn't...

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  • 2004
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    The Making of King Arthur

    The Making of King Arthur

    8.70 2004 HD

    Short documentary of the making of Antoine Fuqua's King Arthur (2004).

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  • 2019
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    Martin's Close

    Martin's Close

    5.63 2019 HD

    A young squire accused of murdering a young girl that did not return his feelings of love reveals a supernatural secret at his trial.

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  • 2019
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    Northern Ballet's Victoria

    Northern Ballet's Victoria

    1 2019 HD

    The extraordinary story of Queen Victoria, brought to life by Northern Ballet and choreographed by Cathy Marston. Victoria’s diaries revealed...

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  • 2014
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    You've Got A Friend: The Carole King Story

    You've Got A Friend: The Carole King Story

    7.00 2014 HD

    Documentary telling, in her own words, the story of Carole King's upbringing in Brooklyn and the subsequent success that she had.

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  • 2007
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    Factory: Manchester from Joy Division to Happy Mondays

    Factory: Manchester from Joy Division to Happy Mondays

    7.70 2007 HD

    Documentary celebrating the triumph, tragedy and human comedy that was Manchester record company, Factory. Started by the late Tony Wilson, Alan...

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  • 2011
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    Everything and Nothing

    Everything and Nothing

    8.50 2011 HD

    what is everything, and what is nothing? Professor Jim Al-Khalili explores the true size and shape of the universe and delves into the amazing...

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